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Jason Taylor on Gettable (17/11/23)

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I will post any audio if and when it is available.

In the meantime if anyone heard the interview post details, thoughts and comments here.

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    • Demonland changed the title to Jason Taylor on Gettable (17/11/23)
     

    Only heard a snippet on Twitter in respect of visit to WA to meet Tholstrup. JT said that he's got 15 potential players at pick 11, and Tholstrup was the only one whose parents he hadn't met. He said it's important to meet at least one of the parents of potential draftees, and it was just circumstances that his visit to meet Tholstrup's parents was so recent.

    My take is that Tholstrup is not a lock to be taken if available at pick 11.

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    52 minutes ago, Demonland said:

    I will post any audio if and when it is available.

    In the meantime if anyone heard the interview post details, thoughts and comments here.

    Cal asked Jason who we will take at 6. He replied 'Reid'. You heard it here first!

     

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    3 minutes ago, Palace Dees said:

    Cal asked Jason who we will take at 6. He replied 'Reid'. You heard it here first!

     

    Did he reply Reid or Read? 😏

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    One of the most interesting things he had to say was that he was still hoping to improve upon picks 6 and 11. Also the discussion returned to West Coast not having said no to our previous offer for pick one rather they have just not accepted it yet. In Jason Taylor’s mind at least, he has not given up on our ability to improve our draft hand.

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    6, 11 and future first (18 obviously) still seems enormous for pick 1, but Taylor has made some pretty unequivocal statements there about how much impact he thinks Harley Reid can have.

    Unfortunately, if things do pan out that way, Petracca and Oliver can probably say goodbye to their Brownlow hopes!

    Hmm, or, I guess, there's always the Voss-Black-Akermanis scenario.

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    57 minutes ago, Little Goffy said:

    6, 11 and future first (18 obviously) still seems enormous for pick 1, but Taylor has made some pretty unequivocal statements there about how much impact he thinks Harley Reid can have.

    Unfortunately, if things do pan out that way, Petracca and Oliver can probably say goodbye to their Brownlow hopes!

    Hmm, or, I guess, there's always the Voss-Black-Akermanis scenario.

    Possible that we believe Petty will ask for a trade at the end of 2024 and that will net us a better first round pick than the one we will have ourselves, so its a gamble worth making 

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    Looking forward to bringing in some “Quality character’s” into the club. Love it.!!

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    Gave nothing away in this interview.  but i enjoyed it no the less.  Think Thulstrop is a real possibility though

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    Gave nothing away other than we're still keen to trade up whether for pick 1 or improving our draft hand. 

    The recruiters do a mock draft together every year and it was this afternoon. If anyone gets details of how it went, please share!

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    2 minutes ago, Wrecker46 said:

    Did anyone listen to the Silvani interview so we know who not to take?

    He wasn't aware that there is a draft next week

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    46 minutes ago, Lord Travis said:

    Gave nothing away other than we're still keen to trade up whether for pick 1 or improving our draft hand. 

    The recruiters do a mock draft together every year and it was this afternoon. If anyone gets details of how it went, please share!

    @Lord Travis what do you mean the recruiters do a mock draft? As in all the recruiters from the AFL clubs get together and do a mock draft?

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    26 minutes ago, deanox said:

    @Lord Travis what do you mean the recruiters do a mock draft? As in all the recruiters from the AFL clubs get together and do a mock draft?

    Yes, they do a trial run for the technology and any rule changes. Whether they actually input real players or they get set up with 70 fake names to work with I'd have no idea. Maybe they do use the real players and the recruiters use it to psych each other out.

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    Pretty ordinary interview, way too much time focused on Harley Reid and a random Matty Jefferson question.

    Nice to hear about Kynan Brown but no follow up on the rookie only designation. No question about Marty Hore.

    The 2 big takeaways were:

    1. JT does see a gap between the first bunch of names and the second, but not a huge one

    2. Best available seems the motto - whether that's true or not time will tell

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    1 hour ago, DeeSpencer said:

    Yes, they do a trial run for the technology and any rule changes. Whether they actually input real players or they get set up with 70 fake names to work with I'd have no idea. Maybe they do use the real players and the recruiters use it to psych each other out.

    They do use it to create a bit of intrigue for sure. We took Hayden Young and Pickett in the year we the two first rounders, so showed our hand slightly. Jackson the surprise bolter then, someone else could be the same this year. 

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    2 hours ago, DeeSpencer said:

    Yes, they do a trial run for the technology and any rule changes. Whether they actually input real players or they get set up with 70 fake names to work with I'd have no idea. Maybe they do use the real players and the recruiters use it to psych each other out.

    Honestly the idea of a mock draft with fake inputs, and double fakes, bluffs etc. is amazing.

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    If I was WCE, in the mock draft I'd do a live pick swap to trade out pick 1. Testing the software of course.

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    A kind of standard interview from Jason Taylor.

    He is a smooth operator who gives the expected responses and keeps his cards pretty close to his chest.

    As he says himself, the AFL National Draft is the "Grand Final Day" for AFL recruiting teams. Let's hope we get some genuine star players at the Demons!

    Especially players that are elite kicks and excellent decision makers! Fingers crossed! 🤞

    Good luck to Jason Taylor and the rest of the MFC recruiting team. 😎👍

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    JT played down the Tholstrup visit.

    Said Jeffersen played some good footy at VFL and needs another preseason. 

    Hopefully we see Jeffersen play a few AFL games next year.

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